Jakarta, June 17 -- The Indonesian Ministry of Home Affairs has officially invited North Sumatra Governor Bobby Nasution to a meeting to discuss the ongoing dispute over four islands claimed by both Aceh and North Sumatra provinces.

"There will soon be a meeting with Mr. Home Affairs Minister (Tito Karnavian)," Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Bima Arya Sugiarto said when contacted by ANTARA in Jakarta on Tuesday.

When asked about the date of the discussion, he explained that the minister and the governor would coordinate to align their schedules.

Sugiarto added that the ministry had also extended a similar invitation to Aceh Governor Muzakir Manaf.

These invitations followed Aceh's objection to the ministry's decision to award the fou...